Hay Castle Trust

Analysis

Hay Castle Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07639471). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Hay Castle Trust reported income of £526k and spending of £524k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £526k (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hay Castle Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heart of the City Partnership (£524k), Hull Maritime Foundation (£527k) and Culture& Arts and Heritage (£523k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 47%, charitable activities 34% and trading 18%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.0%. Reserves of £130k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.